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Old 09-29-2008, 05:34 PM   #11 (permalink)
 
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Well, I view it this way. Pointing it almost directly into the sun something is bound to happen. I'm not particularly displeased with this result, just a learning curve and how to avoid it in the future.

I'm sure that there is something on the walls inside the pinhole itself that's causing reflection. I'll try the sooty candle method to improve it.

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Old 09-29-2008, 05:46 PM   #12 (permalink)
 
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It is possible to exclude the sun BARELY and if your pinhole is exceptionally well made, a knife sharp edge can separate the spectrum just as a diffraction grating.
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Old 09-29-2008, 06:41 PM   #13 (permalink)
 
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My avatar image is one example of pinhole sun flare. It's from a Zero Image 6x6 camera.
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Old 09-29-2008, 08:17 PM   #14 (permalink)
 
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Well, I view it this way. Pointing it almost directly into the sun something is bound to happen. I'm not particularly displeased with this result, just a learning curve and how to avoid it in the future.

I'm sure that there is something on the walls inside the pinhole itself that's causing reflection. I'll try the sooty candle method to improve it.

- Thomas
When you do, I'd like to know what the results look like. My suspicion is that there may be an improvement in one way and a degradation in another. Soot is particulate, which accumulates on the metal and around and inside the hole. If you don't mind your images more fuzzy...

The best way to blacken the hole (IMHO) is to make it in pure silver and tone it. I prefer to use selenium. However, even without toning, it will blacken over time (you know, tarnish). The black, if done this way, doesn't modify the character of the hole at all, except to kill reflections, since it is a very thin layer of silver selenide or sulphide that is made using the atoms of silver itself on the surface.

Not everyone is that fussy about their pinholes, though, so you might not be as fanatical about it as I am.
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Old 09-30-2008, 12:58 AM   #15 (permalink)
 
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Thanks. When I get around to trying soot, I'll let you know if I remember. I don't mind fuzzy. I dislike the weird reflections. Sounds like a win win to me...

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